Formulations and kits for the diagnostic evaluation of infectious diseases and methods thereof

ABSTRACT

Kits for the preparation, synthesis, and delivery of compositions comprising a conjugate of a nucleoside analog, a chelator, and a label for use as imaging and therapeutic agents. The kits, as well as methods for their use, may be used in diagnosing, treating, or monitoring the progression of infectious diseases and/or symptoms or complications resulting from infection.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. ProvisionalApplication Ser. No. 63/166,898, filed Mar. 26, 2021, 63/166,904, filedMar. 26, 2021, 63/166,910, filed Mar. 26, 2021, 63/166,866, filed Mar.26, 2021, and 63/166,877, filed Mar. 26, 2021, the entire contents ofwhich are hereby incorporated by reference, for all purposes, in theirentirety.

FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY

The present disclosure is directed to compositions, formulations, andkits for targeted infectious disease diagnosis and methods for thetreatment of infectious diseases. The present disclosure is also relatedto methods for compounding drugs and drug compositions for use in kitsand drug delivery systems.

BACKGROUND

The diagnosis and treatment of many infectious diseases continues to bepoorly understood. In particular, since the COVID-19 outbreak wasdeclared a public health emergency of international concern by the WorldHealth Organization (WHO) on Jan. 30, 2020, the progression of thesevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) virus hasreminded us of the critical role of an effective host immune response aswell as the devastating effect of immune dysregulation. Accordingly,there is a critical need for an efficient approach for both thediagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19.However, inconsistencies in the diagnosis and stage identification ofinfectious diseases and their progression persist making identificationof appropriate and efficient treatment protocols challenging.Furthermore, effective approaches to tailored or targeted treatment ofinfectious diseases has also been challenging, including attempts atdeveloping vaccines. Accordingly, there is a need for improvedapproaches for the accurate diagnosis as well as evaluation of diseaseprogression and severity in order to provide patient-specific targetedtreatment protocols and methodologies. There is also a need for improvedmethods of evaluating patient-specific treatment outcomes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to describe the manner in which the advantages and features ofthe disclosure can be obtained, reference is made to embodiments thereofwhich are illustrated in the appended drawings. Understanding that thesedrawings depict only exemplary embodiments of the disclosure and are nottherefore to be considered to be limiting of its scope, the principlesherein are described and explained with additional specificity anddetail through the use of the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is exemplary process for the synthesis of the compound accordingto structural formula I,N-(4-(2-amino-6-oxo-1,6,-dihydro-9H-purin-9-yl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)butyl)-2-(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1-yl)acetamide,according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 2 is an exemplary process for the synthesis of the compoundaccording to structural formula IV,1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1′-acetyl-[N-(Piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide],according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

It will be appreciated that numerous specific details are set forth inorder to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments describedherein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in theart that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without thesespecific details. In other instances, methods, procedures and componentshave not been described in detail so as not to obscure the relatedrelevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to beconsidered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein.

The present disclosure provides kits to prepare an imaging probe, adiagnostic agent, or a pharmaceutical composition. The presentdisclosure also provides methods of imaging, diagnosing, and deliveringa pharmaceutical composition to treat infectious diseases withnucleoside analogs prepared using the disclosed kits. The presentlydisclosed methods and kits may be used to assess the personalized andefficacious dose and dosing regiments based on accurate evaluationsdetermined through molecular imaging using nucleoside analog.

According to at least one aspect of the present disclosure, a kit forpreparing an imaging probe composition suitable for administration to asubject in need thereof is provided. The imaging probe composition mayinclude a conjugate of a nucleoside analog, a chelator, and a label. Thekit may include a first sealed container that contains a predeterminedquantity of a precursor composition. The precursor composition mayinclude a conjugate of a nucleoside analog and a chelator. The kit mayalso include a second sealed container containing a predeterminedquantity of a label composition. The label composition may comprise atleast one imaging agent or at least one radionuclide label. In at leastsome instances, the radionuclide label may be a radionuclide metal ion.In at least some instances, the kit may also include a third sealedcontainer comprising a predetermined quantity of a cannabinoidcomposition comprising one or more cannabinoid compounds. The sealedcontainers may be, for example, a bottle, vial, ampule, or syringe, orany other suitable container.

During use and prior to administration to the subject, the precursorcomposition may be contacted with the label composition to form theimaging probe composition. In cases in which the kit includes a thirdsealed container that includes a cannabinoid composition, the precursorcomposition may be contacted with cannabinoid composition to form acannabinoid-chelator-nucleoside analog conjugate. In some instances, atleast one of the first sealed container, the second sealed container,and the third sealed container may further include a predeterminedquantity of a reducing agent. The reducing agent may have apredetermined quantity sufficient to label the conjugate of a nucleosideanalog and a chelator with the radionuclide label or imaging agent toform the imaging probe composition. In at least some instances, thereducing agent may include tin (II) chloride.

In some instances, at least one of the first sealed container, thesecond sealed container, and the third sealed container may furtherinclude a buffer solution. In some cases, the first sealed container andthe precursor composition contained therein includes a reducing agentand a buffer solution. The buffer solution may be, for example, aphosphate buffer solution. In such cases, the phosphate buffer solutionmay be present in sufficient quantity to stabilize the conjugate of anucleoside analog and a chelator. The phosphate buffer solution may be,for instance, an aqueous solution comprising monosodium phosphate ordisodium phosphate, or any combination thereof.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the first sealedcontainer and the precursor composition may include an antioxidant. Forexample, the antioxidant may be present in sufficient quantity toprevent oxidation of the chelator moiety in the conjugate of anucleoside analog and a chelator. The antioxidant may be vitamin C(ascorbic acid). The antioxidant may also be selected from the groupconsisting of tocopherol, pyridoxine, thiamine, butylated hydroxyltoluene, sodium edetate, rutin, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), and anycombination thereof.

According to another aspect, the first sealed container and theprecursor composition contained therein may include a stabilizer. Forexample, the stabilizer may be present in sufficient quantity to preventdegradation and enhance shelf life or storage life of the chelatormoiety in the conjugate of a nucleoside analog and a chelator. Thestabilizer may be mannitol or may be selected from the group consistingof glucose, lactose, maltose, xylose, sorbitol, cellulose,carboxymethylcellulose sodium, and any combination thereof. In otherinstances, the stabilizer may be a sugar or bulking agent. For example,the sugar may be selected from the group consisting of simple sugars,complex chain sugars, sugar alcohols, and any combination or saltthereof.

In other aspects, at least one of the first sealed container, the secondsealed container, and the third sealed container, and/or the respectivecompositions contained therein may include a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt or a preservative. The precursor composition, imaging agent, and/orlabeling composition may be in any form, including but not limited to,liquid, frozen, dry, or lyophilized form.

The nucleoside analog may be a guanine analog. In other cases, thenucleoside analog may be a cell replication check point ligand. In someinstances, the nucleoside analog may be a synthetic analog. In otherinstances, the nucleoside analog may be a natural analog. In some cases,the nucleoside analog may be guanine. According to at least one aspect,the nucleoside analog may be selected from the group consisting ofadenine, adenosine, deoxyadenosine, guanine, guanosine, dexoyguanosine,thymine, 5-methyluridine, thymidine, uracile, uridine, deoxyuridine,cytosine, cytidine, deoxycytidine, and any combination thereof. Thenucleoside analog may, in some instances, be arabinosyl nucleoside.

In some instances, the chelator may be an aminated chelator or an acidchelator. In some instances, the chelator may be a N4 chelator orligand. The chelator, may be, for example, cyclam,6-carboxy-1,4,8,11-tetraazaundecane, or1,4,8,11-tetraazabicyclohexadecane.

The radionuclide label may be selected from the group consisting ofTechnetium-99, Gallium-68, Copper-60, Copper-64, Indium-111,Holmium-166, Rhenium-186, Rhenium-188, Yttrium-90, Lutetium-177,Radium-223, Actinium-225, and any combination thereof. In at least someinstances, the radionuclide label may be configured to facilitatecontrast-enhanced imaging when administered to a mammalian subject inconjunction with diagnostic imaging.

The conjugate in the precursor composition may be a N4-guanine (N4amG)such as cyclam-am-guanine. In some instances, the conjugate may compriseN-(4-(2-amino-6-oxo-1,6,-dihydro-9H-purin-9-yl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)butyl)-2-(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1-yl)acetamide,corresponding to a compound characterized by the structure according toFormula

In other instances, the conjugate may compriseN-(9-(4-amino-3-(hydroxymethyl)butyl)-6-oxo-6,9-dihydro-1H-purin-2-yl)-2-(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1-yl)acetamide,corresponding to a compound characterized by the structure according toFormula II:

In still other instances, the conjugate may compriseN-(9-(4-(2-(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1-yl)acetamido-3-(hydroxymethyl)butyl)-6-oxo-6,9-dihydro-1H-purin-2-yl)-2-(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1-yl)acetamide,corresponding to a compound characterized by the structure according toFormula III:

In still other instances, the conjugate may comprise1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1′-acetyl-[N-(Piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide],corresponding to a compound characterized by the structure according toFormula IV:

In at least some instances, the conjugate of a nucleoside analog and achelator comprises one or more cannabinoid compounds such that theconjugate of a nucleoside analog and a chelator is acannabinoid-chelator-nucleoside analog conjugate. The one or morecannabinoid compounds used in the precursor composition or used in thethird sealed container may include a synthetic or natural cannabinoidcompound, or any combination thereof. The one or more cannabinoidcompounds may comprise a cannabinoid receptor agonist or a cannabinoidreceptor antagonist. In some instances, the cannabinoid receptor may bea cannabinoid receptor subtype CB₁ or a cannabinoid receptor subtypeCB₂. In other cases, the cannabinoid receptor may be a non-CB₁ and anon-CB₂ receptor.

The one or more cannabinoid compounds may be a synthetic cannabinoidcompound selected from the group consisting ofN-(piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamidehydrochloride(SR141716A or Rimonabant),N-(piperdin-1-yl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxyamide(AM251),N-(morpholin-4-yl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3carboxamide (AM281),4-[6-Methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzofuran-3-carbonyl]benzonitrile(LY320135), and any combination thereof. The one or more cannabinoidcompounds may be a5-(1,1-Dimethylheptyl)-2-[5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxypropyl)cyclohexyl]phenol(CP-55940), (6aR,10aR)-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol(Dronabinol or Marinol), or(6aR,10aR)-1-hydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-7,8,10,10a-tetrahydro-6aH-benzo[c]chromen-9-one(Nabilone).

In some instances, the one or more cannabinoid compounds may be asynthetic cannabinoid compound selected from the group consisting ofdiarylopyrazole,N-(piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamidehydrochloride(SR141716A or Rimonabant),N-(piperdin-1-yl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxyamide(AM251),N-(morpholin-4-yl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3carboxamide(AM281),4-[6-Methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzofuran-3-carbonyl]benzonitrile(LY320135),5-(1,1-Dimethylheptyl)-2-[5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxypropyl)cyclohexyl]phenol(CP-55940),(6aR,10aR)-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol(Dronabinol or Marinol),(6aR,10aR)-1-hydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-7,8,10,10a-tetrahydro-6aH-benzo[c]chromen-9-one (Nabilone), anaminoalkylindole,(2-iodo-5-nitrophenyl)-(1-(1-methylpiperidin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)methanone(AM1241),4-[4-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenyl]-6,6-dimethyl-bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene-2-methanol(HU-308), (6aR,10aR)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol (HU-210),(2R,4R,4aR,6S,8aS)-6-(Hydroxymethyl)-4-[2-hydroxy-4-(2-methyl-2-octanyl)phenyl]decahydro-2-naphthalenol(CP55244), 2-[(1 S,3R)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-5-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)phenol(CP47497),(11R)-2-Methyl-11-[(morpholin-4-yl)methyl]-3-(naphthalene-1-carbonyl)-9-oxa-1-azatricyclo[6.3.1.0]dodeca-2,4(12),5,7-tetraene (R-(+)-WIN55212),(2-Methyl-1-propyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-1-naphthalenylmethanone (JWH-015),1-(2,3-Dichlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-3-[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl]-1H-indole(L-768242), and any combination thereof.

In some instances, the one or more cannabinoid compounds may be asynthetic eicosanoid selected from the group consisting ofmethanandamide (R and S isomers), arachidonyl-2-chloroethylamide (ACEA),arachidonylcyclopropylamide (ACPA), and any combination thereof. In somecases, the one or more cannabinoid compounds comprisesdesacetyl-L-nantradol or1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1′-acetyl-[N-(Piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide](VYR206).

In some instances, the one or more cannabinoid compounds may be anatural cannabinoid compound. In some cases, the one or more naturalcannabinoid compounds comprises a flavonoid or a terpenoid. In otherinstances, the one or more natural cannabinoid compounds comprises aphytogenic cannabinoid selected from the group consisting of flavonoids,terpenoids, Nabiximols, Cannador, cannabidiol (CBD), cannabinol (CBN),cannabigerol, tetrahydrocannabivarin, cannabichromene, Δ⁸-THC,Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ⁹-THC), and any combination thereof. In stillother instances, the one or more natural cannabinoid compounds comprisesan endocannabinoid compound selected from the group consisting ofN-arachidonoylethanolamine, (AEA) or anandamide, 2-arachidonoylglycerol(2-AG), noladin ether, virodhamine, N-arachidonylodopamine (NADA), andany combination thereof.

The presently disclosed kits may be used for the diagnostic imaging ofan infection site in a subject having an infectious disease. Inparticular, the present disclosure provides a method of diagnosing aninfectious disease in a subject in need thereof. The method may includeproviding a kit according to the present disclosure and causing thecontact of the precursor composition with the label composition to forman image probe composition. The method may further include administeringthe image probe composition to the subject and performing an imagingtechnique on the subject or a portion thereof. The imaging technique maybe any imaging technique capable of detecting one or more signals fromthe image probe composition. For example, the imaging technique may beselected from the group consisting of positron emission tomography(PET), computed tomography (CT), single photon emission computedtomography (SPECT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), near-infrared(NIR), optical imaging, optoacoustic imaging, ultrasound, and anycombination thereof.

The presently disclosed kits may also be used in methods of determiningthe stage of progression of an infectious disease in a subject as wellas to monitor an infectious disease in a subject in need thereof.Similar methods may be used to utilize the presently disclosed kits totreat an infectious disease in a subject as well as image a subjecthaving an infectious disease.

In at least some instances, the infectious disease is a viral infection.For instance, the infectious disease may be a respiratory viralinfection selected from the group consisting of human influenza, thecommon cold, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), severe acuterespiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS), and COVID-19. The infectiousdisease may also be caused by infection by a virus selected from thegroup consisting of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus(SARS-CoV), severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2), Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus(MERS-CoV), human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV NL63), human coronavirus OC43(HCoV-OC43), human coronavirus HKU1 (HCoV HKU1), and human coronavirus229E (HCoV-229E).

The present disclosure also provides a drug delivery system comprising akit for delivering a pharmaceutically effective amount of apharmaceutical composition to a subject in need thereof. In someinstances, the drug delivery system may deliver a dual therapeuticintervention agent.

As used herein, the term “conjugate,” in all its forms, refers to acompound formed by the joining of two or more chemical compounds. Theterm “pharmaceutically acceptable derivative,” as used herein, refers toand includes any pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pro-drug, metabolite,ester, ether, hydrate, polymorph, solvate, complex, and adduct of acompound described herein, which, upon administration to a subject, iscapable of providing (directly or indirectly) the active ingredient. Forexample, the term “a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative” ofcompounds described herein includes all derivatives of the compoundsdescribed herein (such as salts, pro-drugs, metabolites, esters, ethers,hydrates, polymorphs, solvates, complexes, and adducts) which, uponadministration to a subject, are capable of providing (directly orindirectly) the compounds described herein. As used herein, the term“pharmaceutically acceptable salt” refers to those salts, which retainthe biological effectiveness and properties of the parent compound.Unless otherwise indicated, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt includessalts of acidic or basic groups, which may be present in the compoundsof the formulae disclosed herein. The present disclosure also providescertain processes, as examples, for the preparation of the abovepharmaceutically acceptable salts, their derivatives, their analogs,their tautomeric forms, their stereoisomers, their polymorphs, andpharmaceutical compositions containing them.

Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to pharmaceuticallyacceptable salts formed by the compounds described herein, or theirderivatives, their analogs, their tautomeric forms, their stereoisomers,their polymorphs and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions containingthem. Typical inorganic acids used to form such salts includehydrochloric, hydrobromic, hydroiodic, nitric, sulfuric, phosphoric,hypophosphoric, and the like. Salts derived from organic acids, such asaliphatic mono and dicarboxylic acids, phenylsubstituted alkanoic acids,hydroxyalkanoic and hydroxyalkandioic acids, aromatic acids, aliphaticand aromatic sulfonic acids, may also be used. Such pharmaceuticallyacceptable salts thus include acetate, phenylacetate, trifluoroacetate,acrylate, ascorbate, benzoate, chlorobenzoate, dinitrobenzoate,hydroxybenzoate, methoxybenzoate, methylbenzoate, o-acetoxybenzoate,naphthalene-2-benzoate, bromide, isobutyrate, phenylbutyrate,beta-hydroxybutyrate, chloride, cinnamate, citrate, formate, fumarate,glycolate, heptanoate, lactate, maleate, hydroxymaleate, malonate,mesylate, nitrate, oxalate, phthalate, phosphate, monohydrogenphosphate, dihydrogenphosphate, metaphosphate, pyrophosphate,propionate, phenylpropionate, salicylate, succinate, sulfate, bisulfate,pyrosulfate, sulfite, bisulfate, sulfonate, benzenesulfonate,p-bromophenylsulfonate, chlorobenzenesulfonate, ethanesulfonate,2-hydroxyethanesulfonate, methanesulfonate, naphthalene-1-sulfonate,naphthalene-2-sulfonate, p-toluenesulfonate, xylenesulfonate, tartarate,and the like.

In certain embodiments the predetermined quantity of achelator-nucleoside analog conjugate may be present in dosing amounts totreat a neurologic disorder or cancer as a therapeutic intervention.Combinations containing the label-chelator-nucleoside analog conjugatescombine imaging with the therapeutic intervention and can image in realtime the uptake and activity of N4 conjugated nucleoside analog, whichis essential to select the individual patient with the targeteddysfunctional pathway (right disease) and to assess optimal dosage(right dose). This approach allows for visually seeing the compositionlocated at the tissue site and determining the actual dose of uptake tothat site for that patient. This platform allows one to evaluate: (a) ifdosing is the cause of the adverse event; (b) if bioavailability is thecause or (c) if there is a limited uptake and/or bio-distribution. Inkeeping with these parameters, the embodiments serve to dissect effectsthat are patient dependent, particularly if one of these effects aregenetic, epigenetic, or exhibit allelic variations associated to theindividual's ECS.

The effective amount of a compound is determined based on severalfactors, such as age and weight of the patient, severity of the disease,other co-existing factors. The effective amount of a compound includesexemplary dosage amounts for an adult human of from about 0.1 to 100mg/kg of body weight of active compound per day, which may beadministered in a single dose or in the form of individual divideddoses, such as from 1 to 4 times per day. It will be understood that thespecific dose level and frequency of dosage for any particular subjectmay be varied and will depend upon a variety of factors including theactivity of the specific compound employed, the metabolic stability andlength of action of that compound, the species, age, body weight,general health, sex and diet of the subject, the mode and time ofadministration, rate of excretion, drug combination, and severity of theparticular condition.

The following descriptions of methods, compositions, and resultsobtained using them are provided merely as illustrative examples.Descriptions of the methods are not intended to require or imply thatthe steps of the various embodiments must be performed in the orderpresented. The steps in the foregoing embodiments may be performed inany order. Words such as “then” are not intended to limit the order ofthe steps; these words are simply used to guide the reader through thedescription of the methods. Many of the operations may be performed inparallel or concurrently. In addition, the order of the operations maybe re-arranged. Various modifications to these embodiments will bereadily apparent based on the description provided here, and the genericprinciples defined here may be applied to other embodiments withoutdeparting from the scope of the disclosure.

Further modifications and alternative embodiments of various aspects ofthe compositions and methods disclosed here will be apparent in view ofthis description. Accordingly, this description is to be construed asillustrative only and is for the purpose of teaching those skilled inthe art the general manner of carrying out the embodiments. It is to beunderstood that the forms of the embodiments shown and described hereare to be taken as examples of embodiments. Elements and materials maybe substituted for those illustrated and described here, parts andprocesses may be reversed or omitted, and certain features of theembodiments may be utilized independently, all as would be apparentafter having the benefit of this description of the embodiments. Changesmay be made in the elements described here without departing from thescope of the embodiments as described in the following claims.

EXAMPLES Example 1— Synthesis of the Compound According to Formula I,N-(4-(2-amino-6-oxo-1,6,-dihydro-9H-purin-9-yl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)butyl)-2-(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1-yl)acetamide

The guanine nucleoside analog compound according to Formula I,

may be synthesized in several ways. FIG. 1 depicts an example processfor the synthesis of the compound according to Formula I,N-(4-(2-amino-6-oxo-1,6,-dihydro-9H-purin-9-yl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)butyl)-2-(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1-yl)acetamide.As shown in FIG. 1, Compound 1 (penciclovir, 50.0 g, 1 Eq, 197 mmol) maybe charged in a 1 L flask with a mechanical stirrer, thermocouple, andnitrogen inlet, followed by the addition of DMSO (300 mL, 60093) (driedover 4A MS) and followed by the addition of triethylamine (44.0 g, 60.5mL, 2.2 Eq, 434 mmol).

The mixture may be stirred for 10 min to give a white suspension. Thestirring may then be increased to vigorous (400-500 RPM). MMTrCl (122 g,2.0 Eq, 395 mmol) may then be added as a solid while maintainingtemperature at 20-25° C. over 20 minutes. An ice bath is then used toperiodically lower the reaction temperature. Following the addition, thereaction mixture is a thick brown-black solution. After 4 hrs, thereaction mixture is poured into a mixture of 1.5 L DCM and 1 L water.The reaction mixture is then stirred for 5-10 minutes and let settle for1 hr before separating the layers. The organic layer is diluted with 1 Lwater, stirred for 5-10 minutes and let settle for 1 hr. After 1 hr, themixture is filtered and the solids are discarded. The layers areseparated and the organic layer is diluted with 1 L water, stirred for5-10 minutes and let settle for 1 hr. The layers are separated and after18 hr aging, the organic layer is filtered and the solids discarded. Theorganic layer is then dried over sodium sulfate (75 g) and filtered andevaporated filtrate on rotavap (50 mBar, 35 C). Dried briefly underdirect vacuum to give 150 g crude solids. Purified by flashchromatography on a 1.5 kg Biotage SNAP Ultra (25 uM) cartridge. Theresulting compound was analyzed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹HNMR), carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (¹³C NMR), andhigh-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) by electrospray ionization(ESI).

Compound 2 (450 mg, 1 Eq, 564 μmol) was dissolved in Pyridine (7.5 mL)in a reaction vial with stir bar, thermocouple. Then p-toluenesulfonylchloride (613 mg, 5.7 Eq, 3.21 mmol) was added over 10 min (9:40 AM-9:50AM). Color darkens somewhat, very mild exotherm. Temperature remainsbetween 20-22 C. After 3.5 hrs, diluted reaction mixture with EtOAc (20mL) and water (10 mL). Wash organic with a further 2×10 mL water. Driedorganic layer over Na2SO4 (500 mg-1 g), evaporated to dryness.Azeotroped 2×10 mL toluene. Then azeodry 1×10 mL MeCN to yield a yellowsolid. Silica chromatography (14×) using 10 g cartridge, Biotage SNAPultra. Reaction/column monitoring at 254 nm with lambda all detection.solvent. Dissolve in 1 mL EtOAc, liquid loading. Rinse 2 mL 65%EtOAc/heptane. MPA: hept. MPB: EtOAc. The resulting compound wasanalyzed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR), carbon-13nuclear magnetic resonance (¹³C NMR), and high-resolution massspectrometry (HRMS) by electrospray ionization (ESI).

In a 1 L RBF with stir bar, thermocouple, nitrogen inlet dissolvedCompound 3 (53.7 g, 1 Eq) in anhydrous DMF (537 mL, stored over 4A MS)then added sodium azide (5.13 g, 1.4 Eq). Heated to 50 C. After heatingfor 24 hrs, cooled reaction to room temperature. partitioned mixturebetween EtOAc (1.5 L) and water (1.5 L). Let settle 1 hr, then splitlayers. Wash organic 2×1.5 L water further, allowing mixture to settlefor 1 hr each time and discarding the rag layer. Dried organic layerover sodium sulfate (57 g). Evaporated on rotavap (35 C, 50 mBar) anddried briefly under direct vacuum to give Compound 4 as a whitesemisolid, 38.9 g, 75% yield. The resulting compound was analyzed byproton nuclear magnetic resonance CH NMR), carbon-13 nuclear magneticresonance (¹³C NMR), and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) byelectrospray ionization (ESI).

In a 50 mL RBF with stir bar, condenser, thermocouple, heating mantle,charge Compound 4 (1.00 g, 1 Eq) then THF (15 mL) and water (1.5 mL).Triphenylphosphine (344 mg, 1.2 Eq) was added, and the mixture washeated to 65 C. After 4 hrs, cool reaction to 25 C, add hydrochloricacid (216 mg, 0.18 mL, 2 Eq). The mixture was heated to 65 C. After 3hrs, cool to room temperature and filter thru 0.2 uM frit. Separatedcolorless lower layer, transferred to RBF and evaporated to whiteresidue. Dried in vacuum oven (20 C, −29inHg) overnight to give Compound6 as a white solid (351 mg). A qNMR experiment indicates that thematerial is 62% potent, with the remainder of mass being water (78%adjusted yield). The resulting compound was analyzed by proton nuclearmagnetic resonance CH NMR), carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (¹³CNMR), and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) by electrosprayionization (ESI).

In a 100 mL RBF, dilute Compound 6 aqueous solution (35.91 g, 29.8 wt %)with 24 g water. Basify to pH 8.1 with 4M NaOH. After 1.5 hrs, add 2 gof celite and filter suspension. Dry solids overnight at ambienttemperature (−29inHg) to give Compound 6 as a white solid. Solids weredissolved in 550 mL 20% DMSO/MeOH and filtered. Filtrate was evaporatedon a rotavap (40 C, 50 mBar) and then under direct vacuum to giveCompound 6 solution in DMSO (41.61 g, 12.6 wt %). Compound 6 DMSOsolution (41.61 g, 12.6 wt %) was further diluted with anhydrous DMSO(73 mL) and then anhydrous DMF (212 mL). Added stir bar, nitrogen inlet,thermocouple. Added TriBocCyclamAA (12.9 g, 1.1 Eq) then DMAP (5.13 g,2.0 Eq) and stirred until mostly dissolved. Then, added EDC·HCl (8.1 g,2.0 Eq) in a single portion at 20 C. After 24 hrs, the reaction mixturewas diluted with DCM (815 mL), 160 mL water, and 650 mL sat. sodiumsulfate. The pH of the aqueous layer was adjusted from 8 to 4 using 6MHCl (˜4.5 mL). The biphase was allowed to settle for 1 hr, then thelayers were separated. The organic was washed 4× further with 160 mLwater, 650 mL sat. sodium sulfate, maintaining the aqueous pH between4-5 using 6M HCl. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate (27 g)and filtered. The sodium sulfate cake was rinsed with 150 mL DCM and thefiltrate evaporated on a rotavap (50 mBar, 40 C) then under directvacuum (−29inHg) to give 31.34 g pale yellow oil (49.1 wt %, 15.4 gintermediate 6, 92% yield). The resulting compound was analyzed byproton nuclear magnetic resonance CH NMR), carbon-13 nuclear magneticresonance (¹³C NMR), and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) byelectrospray ionization (ESI).

As further shown in FIG. 1, Compound 7 is dissolved (13.2 g, 1 Eq) inDCM (190 mL) and MeCN (20 mL) in 1 L flask with stir bar. Addtriethylsilane (19.9 mL, 7.5 Eq) then cool to OC. Add trifluoroaceticacid (51.3 mL, 40 Eq) maintaining temperature <10 C. Following additionwarm to room temperature. After 23 hr, charge additional trifluoroaceticacid (12.5 mL, 10 Eq). After 24 hrs, dilute mixture with 40 mL water,stir for 1.5 hr, then let settle for 15 min. Collect faint purple, hazyaqueous lower layer into 1 L RBF. Extract organic additional portion 40mL water, combine colorless upper aqueous layer with previous aqueousextract. Adjust pH to 8.4 with 4M NaOH, maintaining temperature <35 C.Strip on rotavap (40 C, 50 mBar) then freeze dry overnight to give 180 gcrude as an aqueous solution. The resulting compound was analyzed byproton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR), carbon-13 nuclear magneticresonance (¹³C NMR), and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) byelectrospray ionization (ESI).

Example 2—Synthesis of the Compound According to Formula II,N-(9-(4-amino-3-(hydroxymethyl)butyl)-6-oxo-6,9-dihydro-1H-purin-2-yl)-2-(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1-yl)acetamide

Synthesis affords the constitutional isomer nucleoside analog compoundaccording to Formula II,

Example 3—Synthesis of the Compound According to Formula III,N-(9-(4-(2-(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1-yl)acetamido-3-(hydroxymethyl)butyl)-6-oxo-6,9-dihydro-1H-purin-2-yl)-2-(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1-yl)acetamide

Synthesis affords the dicyclam product nucleoside analog compoundaccording to Formula III,

Example 4—Synthesis of the Compound According to Formula IV,1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1′-acetyl-[N-(Piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide]

The nucleoside analog compound according to Formula IV,

may be synthesized in several ways. FIG. 2 depicts an example processfor the synthesis of the compound according to Formula IV,1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1′-acetyl-[N-(Piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide].

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Statement 1: A kit for preparing an imaging probe composition suitablefor administration to a subject in need thereof, the imaging probecomposition comprising a conjugate of a nucleoside analog, a chelator,and a label, the kit comprising: a first sealed container comprising apredetermined quantity of a precursor composition, the precursorcomposition comprising a conjugate of a nucleoside analog and achelator; and a second sealed container comprising a predeterminedquantity of a label composition, the label composition comprising atleast one imaging agent or at least one radionuclide label; whereinduring use and prior to administration to the subject, the precursorcomposition is contacted with the label composition to form the imagingprobe composition.Statement 2: The kit according to Statement 1, wherein during use andprior to administration to the subject, the precursor composition in thefirst sealed container is contacted with the label composition in thesecond sealed container to form the imaging probe composition.Statement 3: The kit according to Statement 1, wherein the kit furthercomprises a third sealed container comprising a predetermined quantityof a cannabinoid composition comprising one or more cannabinoidcompounds, wherein the cannabinoid composition and the precursorcomposition are configured or operable such that when the precursorcomposition is contacted with the cannabinoid composition acannabinoid-chelator-nucleoside analog conjugate is formed.Statement 4: The kit according to Statement 3, wherein during use theprecursor composition in the first sealed container is first contactedwith the cannabinoid composition in the third sealed container to formthe cannabinoid-chelator-nucleoside analog conjugate; and thensubsequently the cannabinoid-chelator-nucleoside analog conjugate iscontacted with the label composition in the second sealed container toform the imaging probe composition comprising one or more cannabinoidcompounds.Statement 5: The kit according to Statement 1, wherein the conjugate ofa nucleoside analog and a chelator comprises one or more cannabinoidcompounds such that the conjugate of a nucleoside analog and a chelatoris a cannabinoid-chelator-nucleoside analog conjugate.Statement 6: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-5, wherein atleast one of the first sealed container and the second sealed containerfurther comprises a predetermined quantity of a reducing agent, whereinthe predetermined quantity of the reducing agent is sufficient to labelthe conjugate of a nucleoside analog and a chelator with the imagingagent or radionuclide label to form the imaging probe composition.Statement 7: The kit according to any one of Statements 3-6, wherein theone or more cannabinoid compounds is one or more synthetic cannabinoidcompounds.Statement 8: The kit according to Statement 7, wherein the one or moresynthetic cannabinoid compounds comprises a cannabinoid receptor agonistor a cannabinoid receptor antagonist.Statement 9: The kit according to Statement 8, wherein the cannabinoidreceptor is cannabinoid receptor subtype CB₁ or a cannabinoid receptorsubtype CB₂.Statement 10: The kit according to Statement 8, wherein the cannabinoidreceptor is a non-CB₁ and a non-CB₂ receptor.Statement 11: The kit according to Statement 7, wherein the one or moresynthetic cannabinoid compounds comprises one or more compounds selectedfrom the group consisting ofN-(piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamidehydrochloride(SR141716A or Rimonabant),N-(piperdin-1-yl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxyamide(AM251),N-(morpholin-4-yl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3carboxamide (AM281),4-[6-Methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzofuran-3-carbonyl]benzonitrile(LY320135), and any combination thereof.Statement 12: The kit according to Statement 7, wherein the one or moresynthetic cannabinoid compounds comprises5-(1,1-Dimethylheptyl)-2-[5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxypropyl)cyclohexyl]phenol(CP-55940), (6aR,10aR)-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol(Dronabinol or Marinol), or(6aR,10aR)-1-hydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-7,8,10,10a-tetrahydro-6aH-benzo[c]chromen-9-one(Nabilone).Statement 13: The kit according to Statement 7, wherein the one or moresynthetic cannabinoid compounds comprises one or more compounds selectedfrom the group consisting of diarylopyrazole,N-(piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamidehydrochloride(SR141716A or Rimonabant),N-(piperdin-1-yl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxyamide(AM251),N-(morpholin-4-yl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3carboxamide(AM281),4-[6-Methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzofuran-3-carbonyl]benzonitrile(LY320135),5-(1,1-Dimethylheptyl)-2-[5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxypropyl)cyclohexyl]phenol(CP-55940),(6aR,10aR)-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol(Dronabinol or Marinol),(6aR,10aR)-1-hydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-7,8,10,10a-tetrahydro-6aH-benzo[c]chromen-9-one(Nabilone), an aminoalkylindole,(2-iodo-5-nitrophenyl)-(1-(1-methylpiperidin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)methanone(AM1241),4-[4-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenyl]-6,6-dimethyl-bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene-2-methanol(HU-308),(6aR,10aR)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol(HU-210), (2R,4R,4aR,6 S,8a5)-6-(Hydroxymethyl)-4-[2-hydroxy-4-(2-methyl-2-octanyl)phenyl]decahydro-2-naphthalenol(CP55244), 2-[(1S,3R)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-5-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)phenol(CP47497),(11R)-2-Methyl-11-[(morpholin-4-yl)methyl]-3-(naphthalene-1-carbonyl)-9-oxa-1-azatricyclo[6.3.1.0]dodeca-2,4(12),5,7-tetraene(R-(+)-WIN55212),(2-Methyl-1-propyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-1-naphthalenylmethanone (JWH-015),1-(2,3-Dichlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-3-[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl]-1H-indole(L-768242), and any combination thereof.Statement 14: The kit according to Statement 7, wherein the one or moresynthetic cannabinoid compounds comprises a synthetic eicosanoidselected from the group consisting of methanandamide (R and S isomers),arachidonyl-2-chloroethylamide (ACEA), arachidonylcyclopropylamide(ACPA), and any combination thereof.Statement 15: The kit according to Statement 7, wherein the one or moresynthetic cannabinoid compounds comprises desacetyl-L-nantradol or1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1′-acetyl-[N-(Piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide](VYR206).Statement 16: The kit according to any one of Statements 3-6, whereinthe one or more cannabinoid compounds is one or more natural cannabinoidcompounds.Statement 17: The kit according to Statement 16, wherein the one or morenatural cannabinoid compounds comprises a cannabinoid receptor agonistor a cannabinoid receptor antagonist.Statement 18: The kit according to Statement 17, wherein the cannabinoidreceptor is cannabinoid receptor subtype CB₁ or a cannabinoid receptorsubtype CB₂.Statement 19: The kit according to Statement 17, wherein the cannabinoidreceptor is a non-CB₁ and a non-CB₂ receptor.Statement 20: The kit according to Statement 16, wherein the one or morenatural cannabinoid compounds comprises a flavonoid or a terpenoid.Statement 21: The kit according to Statement 16, wherein the one or morenatural cannabinoid compounds comprises a phytogenic cannabinoidselected from the group consisting of flavonoids, terpenoids,Nabiximols, Cannador, cannabidiol (CBD), cannabinol (CBN), cannabigerol,tetrahydrocannabivarin, cannabichromene, Δ⁸-THC, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol(Δ⁹-THC), and any combination thereof.Statement 22: The kit according to Statement 16, wherein the one or morenatural cannabinoid compounds comprises an endocannabinoid compoundselected from the group consisting of N-arachidonoylethanolamine, (AEA)or anandamide, 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), noladin ether,virodhamine, N-arachidonylodopamine (NADA), and any combination thereof.Statement 23: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-22, whereinthe at least one radionuclide label comprises a radionuclide metal ion.Statement 24: The kit according to any one of Statements 6-23, whereinthe reducing agent comprises tin (II) chloride.Statement 25: The kit according to any one of Statements 3-24, whereinat least one of the first sealed container and the third sealedcontainer further comprises a buffer solution.Statement 26: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-25, whereinthe first sealed container and the precursor composition comprises areducing agent and a buffer solution.Statement 27: The kit according to Statement 25 or Statement 26, whereinthe buffer solution is a phosphate buffer solution, the phosphate buffersolution in sufficient quantity to stabilize the conjugate of anucleoside analog and a chelator.Statement 28: The kit according to Statement 27, wherein the phosphatebuffer solution is an aqueous solution comprising at least one selectedfrom the group consisting of monosodium phosphate, disodium phosphate,and any combination thereof.Statement 29: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-28, whereinthe first sealed container and the precursor composition comprises anantioxidant, the antioxidant in sufficient quantity to prevent oxidationof the chelator moiety in the conjugate of a nucleoside analog and achelator.Statement 30: The kit according to Statement 29, wherein the antioxidantis vitamin C (ascorbic acid).Statement 31: The kit according to Statement 29, wherein the antioxidantis selected from the group consisting of tocopherol, pyridoxine,thiamine, butylated hydroxyl toluene, sodium edetate, rutin, vitamin C(ascorbic acid), and any combination thereof.Statement 32: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-31, whereinthe first sealed container and the precursor composition comprises astabilizer, the stabilizer in sufficient quantity to prevent degradationand enhance shelf life or storage life of the chelator moiety in theconjugate of a nucleoside analog and a chelator.Statement 33: The kit according to Statement 32, wherein the stabilizeris mannitol.Statement 34: The kit according to Statement 32, wherein the stabilizeris selected from the group consisting of glucose, lactose, maltose,xylose, sorbitol, cellulose, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, and anycombination thereof.Statement 35: The kit according to Statement 32, wherein the stabilizeris a sugar or bulking agent, the sugar selected from the groupconsisting of simple sugars, complex chain sugars, sugar alcohols, andany combination or salt thereof.Statement 36: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-35, whereinat least one of the first sealed container, the second sealed container,and the third sealed container, and/or the respective compositionscontained therein, further comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.Statement 37: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-36, whereinat least one of the first sealed container, the second sealed container,and the third sealed container, and/or the respective compositionscontained therein, further comprises a preservative.Statement 38: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-37, whereinthe precursor composition is in liquid, frozen, dry, or lyophilizedform.Statement 39: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-38, whereinthe imaging agent composition is in liquid, frozen, dry, or lyophilizedform.Statement 40: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-39, whereinthe label composition is in liquid, frozen, dry, or lyophilized form.Statement 41: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-40, whereinthe nucleoside analog is a guanine analog.Statement 42: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-40, whereinthe nucleoside analog is a cell replication check point ligand.Statement 43: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-40, whereinthe nucleoside analog is a synthetic analog.Statement 44: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-40, whereinthe nucleoside analog is a natural analog.Statement 45: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-40, whereinthe nucleoside analog is guanine.Statement 46: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-40, whereinthe nucleoside analog is selected from the group consisting of adenine,adenosine, deoxyadenosine, guanine, guanosine, dexoyguanosine, thymine,5-methyluridine, thymidine, uracile, uridine, deoxyuridine, cytosine,cytidine, deoxycytidine, and any combination thereof.Statement 47: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-40, whereinthe nucleoside analog is arabinosyl nucleoside.Statement 48: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-47, whereinthe chelator is an aminated chelator.Statement 49: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-47, whereinthe chelator is an acid chelator.Statement 50: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-47, whereinthe chelator is cyclam.Statement 51: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-47, whereinthe chelator is a N4 chelator or ligand.Statement 52: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-47, whereinthe chelator is an animated chelator.Statement 53: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-47, whereinthe chelator is 6-carboxy-1,4,8,11-tetraazaundecane.Statement 54: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-47, whereinthe chelator is 1,4,8,11-tetraazabicyclohexadecane.Statement 55: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-54, whereinthe radionuclide label is selected from the group consisting ofTechnetium-99, Gallium-68, Copper-60, Copper-64, Indium-111,Holmium-166, Rhenium-186, Rhenium-188, Yttrium-90, Lutetium-177,Radium-223, Actinium-225, and any combination thereof.Statement 56: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-55, whereinthe radionuclide label is configured to facilitate contrast-enhancedimaging when administered to a mammalian subject in conjunction withdiagnostic imaging.Statement 57: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-56, whereinthe conjugate in the precursor composition comprises N4-guanine (N4amG).Statement 58: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-56, whereinthe conjugate in the precursor composition comprises cyclam-am-guanine.Statement 59: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-56, whereinthe conjugate in the precursor composition comprisesN-(4-(2-amino-6-oxo-1,6,-dihydro-9H-purin-9-yl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)butyl)-2-(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1-yl)acetamide.Statement 60: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-56, whereinthe conjugate in the precursor composition comprises a conjugatecompound having a structure according to Formula I:

Statement 61: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-56, whereinthe conjugate in the precursor composition comprisesN-(9-(4-amino-3-(hydroxymethyl)butyl)-6-oxo-6,9-dihydro-1H-purin-2-yl)-2-(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1-yl)acetamide.Statement 62: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-56, whereinthe conjugate in the precursor composition comprises a conjugatecompound having a structure according to Formula II:

Statement 63: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-56, whereinthe conjugate in the precursor composition comprisesN-(9-(4-(2-(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1-yl)acetamido-3-(hydroxymethyl)butyl)-6-oxo-6,9-dihydro-1H-purin-2-yl)-2-(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan-1-yl)acetamide.Statement 64: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-56, whereinthe conjugate in the precursor composition comprises a conjugatecompound having a structure according to Formula III:

Statement 65: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-56, whereinthe conjugate in the precursor composition comprises1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1′-acetyl-[N-(Piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide].Statement 66: The kit according to any one of Statements 1-56, whereinthe conjugate in the precursor composition comprises a conjugatecompound having a structure according to Formula IV:

Statement 67: A kit for the diagnostic imaging of an infection site in asubject having an infectious disease, the kit comprising a kit accordingto any one of Statements 1-66.Statement 68: A method of diagnosing an infectious disease in a subjectin need thereof, the method comprising: providing a kit according to anyone of Statements 1-66; causing the contact of the precursor compositionwith the label composition to form an image probe composition;administering the image probe composition to the subject; and performingan imaging technique on the subject or a portion thereof, wherein theimaging technique is capable of detecting one or more signals from theimage probe composition.Statement 69: A method of determining the stage of progression of aninfectious disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising:providing a kit according to any one of Statements 1-66; causing thecontact of the precursor composition with the label composition to forman image probe composition; administering the image probe composition tothe subject; and performing an imaging technique on the subject or aportion thereof, wherein the imaging technique is capable of detectingone or more signals from the image probe composition.Statement 70: A method of monitoring an infectious disease in a subjectin need thereof, the method comprising: providing a kit according to anyone of Statements 1-66; causing the contact of the precursor compositionwith the label composition to form an image probe composition;administering the image probe composition to the subject; and performingan imaging technique on the subject or a portion thereof, wherein theimaging technique is capable of detecting one or more signals from theimage probe composition.Statement 71: A method of treating an infectious disease in a subject inneed thereof, the method comprising: providing a kit according to anyone of Statements 1-66; causing the contact of the precursor compositionwith the label composition to form an image probe composition; andadministering the image probe composition to the subject.Statement 72: A method of imaging a subject having an infectious diseasein a subject, the method comprising: providing a kit according to anyone of Statements 1-66; causing the contact of the precursor compositionwith the label composition to form an image probe composition;administering the image probe composition to the subject; and performingan imaging technique on the subject or a portion thereof, wherein theimaging technique is capable of detecting one or more signals from theimage probe composition.Statement 73: A method according to any one of Statements 68-72, whereinthe imaging technique is selected from the group consisting of positronemission tomography (PET), computed tomography (CT), single photonemission computed tomography (SPECT), magnetic resonance imaging (MM),near-infrared (NIR), optical imaging, optoacoustic imaging, ultrasound,and any combination thereof.Statement 74: A method according to any one of Statements 67-73, whereinthe infectious disease is a viral infection.Statement 75: A method according to any one of Statements 67-73, whereinthe infectious disease is a respiratory viral infection selected fromthe group consisting of human influenza, the common cold, Middle Eastrespiratory syndrome (MERS), severe acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus (SARS), and COVID-19.Statement 76: A method according to any one of Statements 67-73, whereinthe infectious disease is caused by infection by a virus selected fromthe group consisting of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus(SARS-CoV), severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2), Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus(MERS-CoV), human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV NL63), human coronavirus OC43(HCoV-OC43), human coronavirus HKU1 (HCoV HKU1), and human coronavirus229E (HCoV-229E)Statement 77: A drug delivery system comprising a kit for delivering apharmaceutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition to asubject in need thereof, the kit comprising: a kit according to any oneof Statements 1-66; wherein during use the precursor composition iscontacted with the label composition to form the pharmaceuticalcomposition.Statement 78: A method of delivering a predetermined amount of apharmaceutically acceptable composition to a subject, the methodcomprising: providing a kit according to any one of Statements 1-66;causing the contact of the precursor composition with the labelcomposition to form the pharmaceutical composition; and administeringthe pharmaceutical composition to the subject.Statement 79: A drug delivery system comprising a kit for delivering adual therapeutic intervention agent to a subject in need thereof, thekit comprising: a kit according to any one of Statements 1-66; whereinduring use the precursor composition is contacted with the labelcomposition to form the dual therapeutic intervention agent.Statement 80: A method of delivering a dual therapeutic interventionagent to a subject, the method comprising: providing a kit according toStatement 79; causing the contact of the precursor composition with thelabel composition to form the pharmaceutical composition; administeringthe dual therapeutic intervention agent to the subject.Statement 81: A kit for preparing a diagnostic agent composition, thediagnostic agent composition comprising a conjugate of a cannabinoidanalog, a chelator, and a label, the kit comprising: a kit according toany one of Statements 1-66; wherein during use the precursor compositionis contacted with the label composition to form the diagnostic agentcomposition.Statement 82: A method of delivering a diagnostic agent comprising aconjugate of a cannabinoid analog to a subject, the method comprising:providing a kit according to Statement 81; causing the contact of theprecursor composition with the label composition to form the diagnosticagent; and administering the diagnostic agent to the subject.Statement 83: The kit or method according to any one of Statements 1-82,wherein the first, second, or third sealed container is a bottle, vial,ampule, or syringe.

1. A kit for preparing an imaging probe composition suitable foradministration to a subject in need thereof, the imaging probecomposition comprising a conjugate of a nucleoside analog, a chelator,and a label, the kit comprising: a first sealed container comprising apredetermined quantity of a precursor composition, the precursorcomposition comprising a conjugate of a nucleoside analog and achelator; and a second sealed container comprising a predeterminedquantity of a label composition, the label composition comprising atleast one an imaging agent or at least one radionuclide label; whereinduring use and prior to administration to the subject, the precursorcomposition is contacted with the label composition to form the imagingprobe composition.
 2. The kit according to claim 1, wherein during useand prior to administration to the subject, the precursor composition inthe first sealed container is contacted with the label composition inthe second sealed container to form the imaging probe composition. 3.The kit according to claim 1, wherein the kit further comprises a thirdsealed container comprising a predetermined quantity of a cannabinoidcomposition comprising one or more cannabinoid compounds, wherein thecannabinoid composition and the precursor composition are configured oroperable such that when the precursor composition is contacted with thecannabinoid composition a cannabinoid-chelator-nucleoside analogconjugate is formed.
 4. The kit according to claim 3, wherein during usethe precursor composition in the first sealed container is firstcontacted with the cannabinoid composition in the third sealed containerto form the cannabinoid-chelator-nucleoside analog conjugate; and thensubsequently the cannabinoid-chelator-nucleoside analog conjugate iscontacted with the label composition in the second sealed container toform the imaging probe composition comprising one or more cannabinoidcompounds.
 5. The kit according to claim 1, wherein the conjugate of anucleoside analog and a chelator comprises one or more cannabinoidcompounds such that the conjugate of a nucleoside analog and a chelatoris a cannabinoid-chelator-nucleoside analog conjugate.
 6. The kitaccording to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first sealed containerand the second sealed container further comprises a predeterminedquantity of a reducing agent, wherein the predetermined quantity of thereducing agent is sufficient to label the conjugate of a nucleosideanalog and a chelator with the imaging agent or radionuclide label toform the imaging probe composition.
 7. The kit according to claim 5,wherein the one or more cannabinoid compounds comprises one or moresynthetic cannabinoid compounds selected from the group consisting ofN-(piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamidehydrochloride(SR141716A or Rimonabant),N-(piperdin-1-yl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxyamide(AM251),N-(morpholin-4-yl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3carboxamide(AM281),4-[6-Methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzofuran-3-carbonyl]benzonitrile(LY320135), and any combination thereof.
 8. The kit according to claim5, wherein the one or more cannabinoid compounds comprises5-(1,1-Dimethylheptyl)-2-[5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxypropyl)cyclohexyl]phenol(CP-55940),(6aR,10aR)-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol(Dronabinol or Marinol), or(6aR,10aR)-1-hydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-7,8,10,10a-tetrahydro-6aH-benzo[c]chromen-9-one(Nabilone).
 9. The kit according to claim 5, wherein the one or morecannabinoid compounds comprises one or more synthetic cannabinoidcompounds selected from the group consisting of diarylopyrazole,N-(piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamidehydrochloride(SR41716A or Rimonabant),N-(piperdin-1-yl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxyamide(AM251),N-(morpholin-4-yl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-(4-iodophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3carboxamide(AM281),4-[6-Methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzofuran-3-carbonyl]benzonitrile(LY320135),5-(1,1-Dimethylheptyl)-2-[5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxypropyl)cyclohexyl]phenol(CP-55940),(6aR,10aR)-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol(Dronabinol or Marinol),(6aR,10aR)-1-hydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-7,8,10,10a-tetrahydro-6aH-benzo[c]chromen-9-one(Nabilone), an aminoalkylindole,(2-iodo-5-nitrophenyl)-(1-(1-methylpiperidin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)methanone(AM1241),4-[4-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenyl]-6,6-dimethyl-bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene-2-methanol(HU-308),(6aR,10aR)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol(HU-210),(2R,4R,4aR,6S,8aS)-6-(Hydroxymethyl)-4-[2-hydroxy-4-(2-methyl-2-octanyl)phenyl]decahydro-2-naphthalenol(CP55244), 2-[(1S,3R)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-5-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)phenol(CP47497),(11R)-2-Methyl-11-[(morpholin-4-yl)methyl]-3-(naphthalene-1-carbonyl)-9-oxa-1-azatricyclo[6.3.1.0]dodeca-2,4(12),5,7-tetraene(R-(+)-WIN55212),(2-Methyl-1-propyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-1-naphthalenylmethanone (JWH-015),1-(2,3-Dichlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-3-[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl]-1H-indole(L-768242), and any combination thereof.
 10. The kit according to claim5, wherein the one or more cannabinoid compounds comprises a syntheticeicosanoid selected from the group consisting of methanandamide (R and Sisomers), arachidonyl-2-chloroethylamide (ACEA),arachidonylcyclopropylamide (ACPA), and any combination thereof.
 11. Thekit according to claim 5, wherein the one or more cannabinoid compoundscomprises desacetyl-L-nantradol or1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1′-acetyl-[N-(Piperidin-1-yl)-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxamide](VYR206).
 12. The kit according to claim 5, wherein the one or morecannabinoid compounds comprises a flavonoid or a terpenoid.
 13. The kitaccording to claim 5, wherein the one or more cannabinoid compoundscomprises a phytogenic cannabinoid selected from the group consisting offlavonoids, terpenoids, Nabiximols, Cannador, cannabidiol (CBD),cannabinol (CBN), cannabigerol, tetrahydrocannabivarin, cannabichromene,Δ8-THC, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), and any combination thereof.14. The kit according to claim 5, wherein the one or more cannabinoidcompounds comprises an endocannabinoid compound selected from the groupconsisting of N-arachidonoylethanolamine, (AEA) or anandamide,2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), noladin ether, virodhamine,N-arachidonylodopamine (NADA), and any combination thereof.
 15. The kitaccording to claim 1, wherein the first sealed container and theprecursor composition comprises a reducing agent and a buffer solution,wherein the buffer solution is a phosphate buffer solution, thephosphate buffer solution in sufficient quantity to stabilize theconjugate of a nucleoside analog and a chelator.
 16. The kit accordingto claim 15, wherein the first sealed container and the precursorcomposition comprises an antioxidant, the antioxidant in sufficientquantity to prevent oxidation of the chelator moiety in the conjugate ofa nucleoside analog and a chelator, wherein the antioxidant is selectedfrom the group consisting of tocopherol, pyridoxine, thiamine, butylatedhydroxyl toluene, sodium edetate, rutin, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), andany combination thereof.
 17. The kit according to claim 16, wherein thefirst sealed container and the precursor composition comprises astabilizer, the stabilizer in sufficient quantity to prevent degradationand enhance shelf life or storage life of the chelator moiety in theconjugate of a nucleoside analog and a chelator. wherein the stabilizeris selected from the group consisting of glucose, lactose, maltose,xylose, sorbitol, cellulose, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, and anycombination thereof.
 18. The kit according to claim 1, wherein thenucleoside analog is selected from the group consisting of adenine,adenosine, deoxyadenosine, guanine, guanosine, dexoyguanosine, thymine,5-methyluridine, thymidine, uracile, uridine, deoxyuridine, cytosine,cytidine, deoxycytidine, and any combination thereof.
 19. The kitaccording to claim 18, wherein the chelator is cyclam.
 20. The kitaccording to claim 19, wherein the radionuclide label is selected fromthe group consisting of Technetium-99, Gallium-68, Copper-60, Copper-64,Indium-111, Holmium-166, Rhenium-186, Rhenium-188, Yttrium-90,Lutetium-177, Radium-223, Actinium-225, and any combination thereof.